Friday is Valentine’s Day, and University of La Verne students have a variety of ideas and expectations for the romantic holiday.
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College hacks: Saving and feeling comfortable
University of La Verne students are pressed for cash and are looking into alternative ways to help them adapt to college living. Many students have taken it upon themselves to turn their dorm room into more than a place to sleep, but a home away from home.
Commentary: CAPA students are shut out of on-campus events
The University automatically includes an Associated Students of University of La Verne activity fee into traditional undergraduate tuition that helps pay for the numerous on and off campus events, including their biggest of the spring semester, Lavernapalooza.
Squirrels go nuts
The fox squirrel, commonly seen around campus, is formally known as Sciurus niger.
Students should forge their own path
For most students, going to college is officially the time to become an adult and gain independence from parents. They take control over what to do and when to do it, since mom and dad are no longer in charge.
Hoverboards a fleeting transit trend
In mid 2015, you could not go anywhere without seeing someone on a weird little gadget without handlebars whooshing around town — and now, just like every high-tech trend that quickly rises in popularity, they were soon stuffed away in closets and garages.
Students plan for week of spring adventures
Spring break, a time when students begin to itch for summer, has finally arrived to La Verne. For one short week, students are free from the stress of meeting deadlines and can escape the quiet city of La Verne in exchange for a miniature vacation filled with adventures.
Guns have no place on campus
On Aug. 1, 1966, an engineering student at the University of Texas at Austin went up to the observation deck on campus and went on a 96-minute shooting rampage, killing 17 people and wounding 31. This was the deadliest shooting rampage on a college campus in the United States until the Virginia Tech massacre in […]
Students appreciate additional access
Several University of La Verne departments have taken needed steps to give students extended access to campus amenities, such as hot food, ticket purchases and mail pickup.
Student leaders deserve votes
Homecoming weekend highlights the student leaders who are involved on campus and represent the University of La Verne’s values. They are well-known by their peers for being highly involved, and the shallow approach of voting entirely on popularity does not carry over into college, especially not here at ULV.